para-memory-files

1# PARA Memory Files
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3Persistent, file-based memory organized by Tiago Forte's PARA method. Three layers: a knowledge graph, daily notes, and tacit knowledge. All paths are relative to `$AGENT_HOME`.
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5## Three Memory Layers
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7### Layer 1: Knowledge Graph (`$AGENT_HOME/life/` -- PARA)
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9Entity-based storage. Each entity gets a folder with two tiers:
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111. `summary.md` -- quick context, load first.
122. `items.yaml` -- atomic facts, load on demand.
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14```text
15$AGENT_HOME/life/
16  projects/          # Active work with clear goals/deadlines
17    <name>/
18      summary.md
19      items.yaml
20  areas/             # Ongoing responsibilities, no end date
21    people/<name>/
22    companies/<name>/
23  resources/         # Reference material, topics of interest
24    <topic>/
25  archives/          # Inactive items from the other three
26  index.md
27```
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29**PARA rules:**
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31- **Projects** -- active work with a goal or deadline. Move to archives when complete.
32- **Areas** -- ongoing (people, companies, responsibilities). No end date.
33- **Resources** -- reference material, topics of interest.
34- **Archives** -- inactive items from any category.
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36**Fact rules:**
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38- Save durable facts immediately to `items.yaml`.
39- Weekly: rewrite `summary.md` from active facts.
40- Never delete facts. Supersede instead (`status: superseded`, add `superseded_by`).
41- When an entity goes inactive, move its folder to `$AGENT_HOME/life/archives/`.
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43**When to create an entity:**
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45- Mentioned 3+ times, OR
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